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. R; M. WILLIAMSON.

. LUMBER WAGON. No. 306,303. Patented 001:. '7, 1884.

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IINTTED TaTns PATENT Orrrcn BELLY M. WILLIAMSON OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HENRY STEPHENS, OF SAME PLACE.

LUMBER-WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 306,303, dated October'7, 188%.

Application filed January 30, 1884. (No modeh) T aZZ whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, BELLY M. WILLIAMSON, of Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in \Vagons; and I do here by declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a construction in wagonsfor carryinglumber, whereby the body or pile oflumber will be definitelynarrowed at its base, so as to give room I 5 for turning the wagon moreshortly and without injury to the boards, against which the wheels wouldotherwise strike.

The invention consists in providing braces or arms outwardly andupwardly inclined from the bolster to the stakes, between and againstwhich braces or arms theluinber will bepiled, thereby insuring a narrowbase or a contraction of the lower part of theload, while at the sametime affording the necessarylateral snpport for such part of the load.

Heretofore it has been common to pile lumber between the vertical stakesof a wagon substantially in the form or manner herein illustrated; butin so arranging the lumber as to 3o givea narrow base to the load theloaders have been guided exclusively by the eye, and in the absence ofimmediate support for the lower contracted part of the load said loadhas been allowed to bear more forcibly against the prolonged stakes in amanner calculated to break them. or to lessen the stability of the load.By means of inclined braces or arms extending from the bolster upwardlyand outwardly into connection with the stakes, as I prefer to constructmy device, not only is a 5 permanent guide afforded for piling thelumber on the wagon, but the stakes are strengthened and the load ismore safely sustained.

Referring to the drawings,Figure 1 is a rear 5 View of a wagoncontaining my improvement,

and partially loaded with. lumber. Fig. 2 is an end view of the bolster,and a side view of the stakes and braces thereto attached. l ig.

3 is an insideview of the braces as preferably constructed, obtained bya transverse section of the bolster. Fig. 4 shows a bolster inelevation,having the brace connecting the bolster and stake applied as apermanent part of the structure, as will sometimes be the case in wagonsintended exclusively for carryinglnm- 5 5 ber, and Fig. 5 shows anotherform of the permanent brace connecting the bolster and stake, it being,in this instance, an upturned i11- clined extension of the iron plate orstrap secnred to the top of the bolster, the end of which is split andsecured on opposite sides 01' the stake by a throngh-bolt.

A is a bolster. A is the axle of a wagon. B B are the regular shortstakes permanently secured to the bolster, and O are the remov- .ablelong stakes usually employed in wagons for carrying lumber, beinginserted in straploops 0 c, aflixed to the stakes I) are inclined bracesor arms reaching from the tops of the stakes B to the bolster, andconnected with the latter at points sufiieiently near each other to givethe requisite narrowness to the base of the load E. Both front and rearbolsters of the wagon should be provided with said braces D.

The braces D may be variously constructed, 7 5 and may either bepermanent or removable, as shown in the remaining figures of thedrawings. In said Fig. 4 the brace is represented as being made of woodand as having its ends provided with tenons, which enter suitable 8omortises in the bolster and stake, and secured thereto by pins or bolts.Said braces may, however, consist of iron or wooden straps externallyapplied to the stake and bolster, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. In Fig.Qthebraee Dis shown to consist of two similar straps applied one oneither side of the bolster and stake, being held to the latter by abolt, (1. In this case the lowermost belt or bolts,ol,may be Withdrawnand the brace-straps I) allowed to hang vertically at the sides of thestakes B, so as to permit the insertion of the usual wagon box or bed.If desired, the lower ends of the. brace-straps may be temporarilysecured to the bolster at apoint below'the stake, so as to retain themin their vertical position until again required for use. The construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 will of course also permit the braces D tobe entirely removed from the wagon topermit the use of the I O ordinarywagon-bed, and replaced when necessary for hauling lumber.

For the purpose of providing a broad face in the brace when constructedof opposite strapsD D, or one of such straps, Fig. 3shows anintermediate block, D, bolted to the brace, being preferably of wood,andarranged either flush with the bracestraps or projecting beyond thesame, so as to afford a broad surface for contact with the edges orcorners of the boards resting against them.

It is not strictly essential to my invention that the braces D beconnected with the stakes B. They may rest against them, or other meansmay be provided for their proper support in the inclined position shown,so that they may both facilitate the proper piling of the load, and alsosupport the load atits inclined sides. On the other hand, the braces maybe positively attached only at their upper ends to the stakes B, and maysimply rest at their lower ends upon the bolster, though the supportingeffect will in this case be less perfect.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination, with the bolsters A of awagon-gear, the upper surface of said bol- 3. The combination, with thebolster A of a lumber-wagon, gear, and stakes B, of up wardly andoutwardly inclined braces D, removabl y secured in place, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

4. The combination, with the bolster A of a lumber-wagon, gear, andstakes B, of a brace-strap, D, and broad-faced block D, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

BELLY M. WILLIAMSON.

Witnesses:

M. E. DAYTON, OLIVER E. PAGIN.

